1) Wing 2) Wing case
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An elytron (from ἔλυτρον ; plural: elytra) is a modified, hardened forewing of certain insect orders, notably beetles (Coleoptera) and a few of the true bugs (Heteroptera); in most true bugs, the forewings are instead called hemelytra, as only the basal half is thickened while the apex is membranous. An elytron is sometimes also referred t...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elytron
[journal] Elytron is a Spain-based journal for specialists in coleopterology (the study of beetles). It was first published in 1987. ...
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Thickened front pair of wings
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http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/choate/insectclass/glossary_terms.htm
• (n.) Alt. of Elytrum
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http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/elytron/
(plural elytra) The tough, horny forewing of a beetle or an earwig (See also Hemi-elytron)
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El'y·tron (?; 277),
El'y*trum (-tr...m)
noun ;
plural Elytra . [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to roll round.]
(Zoology) (a) One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as a protection for the ...
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elytron, elytrum (singular) 1. One of the hardened wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects. 2. Either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings. 3. One of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects; such as, beetles, forming a protective covering for the posterior or...
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http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/716/
one of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects, as beetles, forming a protective covering for the posterior or flight wings. Also calledSee diag. under
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https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/elytron
[Difficult words] either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
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https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/675557
[Obscure words] either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
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